Events in Basel - Art exhibitions

The Cartoonmuseum Basel is presenting the first museum retrospective of the multi-award-winning artist Thomas Ott.

The Ammonite & Thunderbolt exhibition features rocks from northwestern Switzerland that are between 16,000 and 250 million years old.

Stories from the back.

A Documentation of the General Inventory in the Historical Museum Basel

The exhibition tells the story of psychiatry over the last 150 years. It provides an insight into patient histories from the Basel clinic and shows the changes in diagnoses and treatment methods.

Alongside Hans Holbein the Younger, Arnold Böcklin is one of the patron saints of the Kunstmuseum Basel, which houses the most important collection of his works with over 90 paintings and sculptures.

Ausgewählte Objekte der privaten Stiftung Im Obersteg begegnen in rund zwanzig Gegenüberstellungen Gemälden, Skulpturen und Fotoarbeiten der museumseigenen Sammlung.

Permanent collection

What the shop windows in a prominent pedestrian location in the middle of Basel already announce is confirmed at every turn inside the Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel.

What is Judaism today?

The growing collection of works by the artist Tinguely will be comprehensively exhibited again in the large hall for the first time since its founding.

The invention of modern sculpture

15th through 18th centuries

A history of interpretation

"Upcycling Music" is an exhibition of musical instruments and works of sound art created by multi-instrumentalist and music teacher Max Castlunger from old and used materials and objects.

The histories of window dressing and fine art have been closely interwoven for decades.

The exhibition traces the company's rise from a local start-up to a global phenomenon and focuses on Nike's fascinating design history.

Spielerisch fördern Bauklötze Fantasie und Feinmotorik, räumliches Denken und Problemlösung, aber auch Geduld. Spielstationen laden dazu ein, zu bauen und sich die Welt (be-)greifbar zu machen.

Immerse yourself in the Egypt of yesteryear and experience ancient Egyptian culture with all your senses.

The galleries on the Hauptbau's first floor facing St. Alban-Graben are the domain of the long nineteenth century.

In ihrer Videoinstallation De tu puño y letra (By Your Own Hand) (2014–2015/2019) positioniert uns Suzanne Lacy mitten in einer Stierkampfarena und konfrontiert uns mit den erschütternden Zeugnissen

Big celebration with lots of attractions and guided tours.

Ein zentrales Anliegen des französisch-schweizerischen Künstlers Julian Charrière ist die Frage, wie der Mensch die Welt bewohnt und wie sie wiederum uns bewohnt.

Das Cartoonmuseum Basel präsentiert erstmals in Europa eine grosse Retrospektive der u. a. mit dem Eisner Award ausgezeichneten Künstlerin Alison Bechdel.